Railway-joint.



Patented luly 15, I902.

.T N m B k BY B P 4 U 7 Qu N (Application fil d. Jan. 7, 1902.1

2 Shuts-Sheet l.

(No Model.)

M M u m UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SYLVESTER H. DElHL,-OF AL 'IOO NA, PEN NSYLVANIA.

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SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 704,817, dated July 15, 1902. 'Applieationfiled January '7, 1902." Serial No. 88,709. (No model.)

To alt whont it may concern.-

Be it known that LSYLvEsTER H. D EIHL, a citizen of the United States, residing at-Altoona, in the county of-BlainState of Pennsylvania, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Joints; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to railways; and it has for its object to provide a joint for holding the meeting ends of the'rails in such manner that disjointing of theends of the rails will be prevented by reason of the secure fastening means, a further object of the invention'being to so construct the base of the joint that should the clamping means become loose the rails will yet be held against displacement.

Other objects andadvantages of the invention will be understood f rom the followingdescription.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals of' reference indicate similar parts in the several.

views, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the meeting ends of two rails equipped with and held in a joint constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse section through a rail and the joint and showing the clamping means. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the main member or base of the modifid'form of the invention. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the fish-plate.

Referring now-to-the drawings, in this embodiment the invention consists of the main member, including a base 10, at one edge of which is thenpwardly and inwardly directed flange 11, having the upwardly-directed portion 12 at its inner end, which is adapted to rest against the face of"the web 13 of a rail, while the lower portion of the flange rests against the upper face of the base-flange 14., which latter fits between the flange and the base. The inner face of the portion 12 has an edge flange 15, which directly engages the web of the rail, as shown. At the opposite side edge of the base 10 is the vertical flange 16, for a purpose to be presently explained. In connection with the base is employed a fish-plate 17, including the lower portion 18 and theupper portion 19, lying at an obtuse angle to each other, the lower portion being adapted to fit snugly against the upper face of the base-flange of the rail, while the upper portion rests against the face of the Web of the rail.

Through the base 10 is formed a perforation 20, which registers with'a notch in the lower portion of the flange, and through this perforation and notch-is passed a bolt 21 in an through a perforation 22 in a wedge-block 23, which is formed to fit against the faces of the fish-plate and-the inner face of the flange 16, said plate and flange diverging upwardly, so that when the block is drawn downwardly by means of the nut 25, engaged with the bolt,

' the fish-plate will be forced. against the rail to force it in turn against the opposite flange of the base and to hold it securely.

It is of courseunderstood that the ends of two rails'are disposed upon the base so that the fish-plate engages both rails and holds them securely to the base. It will be noted, furthermore, that the upper portion of the fish-plate has a flange 27, which directly engages the web of the rail shown. A lip 30 10 and adjacent to the flange 16, so that the meeting ends of two rails may be engaged therebelow, as shown, and will be held by said lip, in connection with the opposite flange 11, against upward movement should the wedge-block become loose. The fish-plate 17 has a notch 36 in its lower'portion, so that it may be fitted-over the lip.

In practice modifications of the invention may be made, and any suitable materials and proportions may be used for the various parts without departing from the spirit ofthe invention.

What isclaimed is- I I A device of the class described comprising a base having. flanges at its side edges, one of said flanges including a lower. portion at an acute angle to the base and an upper portion at a right angle to the base, a lip on the base adjacent to the opposite flange, a plate including a lower portion adapted to lie flush with the under face of the lip and an upper portion for engagement with the web of a rail,

upwarddirection, and this bolt is engaged is formed upon the upper face of the base said lower portion having a recess to receive In testimony whereof I affix my signature the lip, a wedge-block adapted to engage bein presence of two witnesses. tween the plate and the adjacent flange of .the base, and a bolt passed through the base 5 and block and having a nut for engagement. WVitnesses:

with the block to draw it downwardly, be- J. B. RAYMOND, tween the plate and flange. MARY M. SEITZ.

SYLVESTER H. DEIHL. 

